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Plant Ident!

Hi- if you're like me, i love a good plant ident question from a client- this one tho' has stumped me a bit- i've never seen it before!

It's huge- probably over 2metres tall- (i'm standing underneath it!)- it has a really chunky almost hollow stem and

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Gardening trends: The rise of kokedama

Kokedama, a Japanese variant of bonsai, has become an internet craze, with creative gardeners transforming houseplants into dangling sculptural objects.

People have always had it in for houseplants. From stuffing them into dark and dismal corners to

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Planting root-balled conifers

I'm planting some root-balled Lawson's Cypress at 2.5 metres high next week.

I'm supplying a printed information sheet for the client as I will only be doing the planting. Obviously the key factor is keeping them sufficiently watered.

How often and how

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Poorly Buxus

Despite working in gardens with lots of Box topiary and hedges in and around Nottingham for over five years, I have never come across Box Blight 'in the flesh'.

Can anyone confirm whether my lucky run has come to an end?

This is one of a pair of Box co

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Poole men 'plotted to cut down tree for sea view'

The owner of a Dorset auction house told a tree surgeon to cut down a protected tree to improve the sea views from his property, a court has heard.

Neil Davey, 51, of Davey and Davey Auctioneers, allegedly paid Thomas McGuire, 34, to fell the maritim

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Ash Tree

Hi i pricing up a job currently but in the spec its after a few ash trees can anyone suggest a good alternative ?

 

thanks

http:www.pdglandscapes.co.uk

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Directory of UK arboricultural consultants and advisors

For help and advice on tree issues including health and safety inspections and tree surveys:

http://www.trees.org.uk/find-a-professional/Directory-of-Tree-Consultants#directory

Members of LJN who carry out tree inspection and surgery service can add

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Lupins in a field next to St Peter's church, Terwick Common, near Rogate West Sussex

Rebecca posted a photo of lupins growing wild in New Zealand.  

I'd love to go to New Zealand to see them for myself. However, if like me you don't have the spare cash or the opportunity then you might be interested in taking a trip put to the south

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Commercial Chipper Shredder

Hi all,Since taking on a small amount of commercial work, I'm currently massing a regular amount of garden refuse, grass cuttings and small tree hedge material.What I'm looking for is anyone's recommendations for the smaller type chipper shredder, I'

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Help - Plant Identification

Hello,I'm coming across this plant in a lot of my clients borders, I was wondering what it was and how to deal with it? Image is attached below.Regards,Ashley

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Fig tree that has gone bananas, advice please

I maintain a garden in a shared house that has a huge fig tree in the front garden and I would like to get advice about how to control it.

This used to be a large fig tree which got struck by lightning over 20 years ago.

Now it is a multi stemmed fig,

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Immediate Help

Please please help

What is the plant in the picture which has the lovely big green leaves. I'v egot to trim it tomorrow and without knowing what it its called I'm slightly up the creek. I know what it is, I just can't remember what its called to searc

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I've got the bug

Hia

I went to Homebase today to buy a hose reel and whilst there, I looked at the planters, well troughs to be precise.

I've decided to get some for the patio and have a go and planting. As with my new job, I know nothing, except how to layer the compo

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Plant Identification

Hey guys,

One of my clients wanted one of his shrubs cut right to the ground. The shoots coming from the base looked like this.

I took some seeds from the plant before I pruned it and was wondering what it was?

It looks like a Lupine leaf? but im not su

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Moving olive trees?

Evening,

My virgin post, so firstly thanks to all for the invaluable information on the site!

A client has two olive trees planted very close together and up against a fence. They are currently about 10 feet high and at least 5 years old.

Has anyone got

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Landscaper v Designers margin on plants

We had a fellow plant supplier and LJN Member in our Nursery this week to select and collect their plants, to sell on again, to Landscapers and Designers. (Can't tell you their margin though).

They and we both agreed, that whilst Garden Designers will

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Looking for a Tree Surgeon in Sutton Coldfield area

After some time away from this wonderful site and a relocation from Worcestershire to Sutton Coldfield, I have found a number of my new clients requesting tree work.

My services are based around planting, pruning and maintenance. Tree surgery is somet

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Tree ident?

Anyone know the name of this tree? Found it in a local woodland so its obviously a British native.

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Autumn, the natural time for planting

Many/most people think that the Spring is the best time to plant.  For the reason that we set out below, it is not.

1.  Plant availability - Wholesale Nurseries, like ourselves, produce plants through the growing season, April-November.

What is offered

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T&S Plants at the South West Landscape Centre. The Plant experts

Today, as a bit of a shock, we were asked by a fellow LJN Member if they could work,  for free at our Nursery, so that they can learn more about plants.  For obvious reasons,  we will not name the Landscaper, however we will tell Phil Voice, if he ne

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